I know this is super short and probably has spelling mistakes but I hope you all like it! I promise, the next chapter will be much longer! Enjoy... :)

"Dude, did it work? It has to work - it's got to!"

"How should I know? You've been dubbed the new Jacob, Huego, not me."

"Yeah, but I don't-"

"Will you boys hush? I think he's waking up."

The group - Hurley, Ben, Desmond, Rose, and Bernard - looked down at the doctor with hopeful eyes as they waited for any slight movements or signs of life.

It was only a moment until his eyes slowly blinked open and he looked up at the five faces above him in confusion. What the hell had just happened?

"Dude, you're alive! It worked!" Hurley yelped out of sheer happiness, wrapping his arms around the man with a giddy grin.

"Ye saved us all, brother." Desmond chirped up from beside him, giving Jack a soft pat on the back as he began to sit up, "Ye should be proud."

"This can't..." Jack finally found the strength to utter, "But I...I died."

Bernard gave a small smile in responce, "Hurley here used his new 'powers' to heal you. All he had to do was touch your shoulder. Pretty neat, huh?"

Jack opened his mouth to speak but found he was at a loss for words. What could he say, really? After sacrificing himself for the ones he loved and waking up feeling completely normal - he had a good amount of cuts and bruises, but the pain was absent.

"Oh, honey, you've sure been through a lot today." Rose said sweetly as she gently helped him to his feet, "Why don't we go back to the beach and get you cleaned up?"

He swiftly agreed and followed the group as they all headed towards the shore. On the way there, everyone, Ben included, thanked the doctor repeatedly for saving their lives and told him they always knew he had what it takes - that he was a born hero.

It was only a few hours later, after he formally got cleaned up, when Jack turned to Hurley, "Can you do that to anyone - make them come back to life?"

Hurley shrugged, "I don't know, dude. I'm, like, still trying to figure this stuff out. I don't think I can do it to like, skeletons and stuff. Probably only if they didn't die too long ago." There was a pause, "Why?"

Jack didn't reply, but Hurley noted the swift change in his eyes. A look of determination.

He motioned for Hurley to follow him as he started off back towards the jungle. Huego obediently followed, but asked in confusion, "Dude, where are we going?"

Jack swallowed before answering, "Juliet's grave."

The plane ride home was filled with silence - no one able to find the strength to utter a single word. They all left something behind, and whether they cared to admit it or not, the island was more of a home than the 'real world' had ever been.

James kept his eyes fixtated out the window for the entire flight - if he tried hard enough, he could imagine Juliet sitting right beside him, telling him how happy she was they were finally going home and that she couldn't wait to introduce him to Rachel and finally meet Julian.

Kate's thoughts were of the same class: pretending it were Jack's hand she was holding onto as opposed to Claire's. She tried to focus on the accomplishment she felt by finally bringing Aaron's mother back home but she couldn't shake the doctors image from her mind. No matter how hard she tried she couldn't forget the look on Jack's face, the scent of his skin, the sound of his voice when he assured her he loved her.

But before long, to everyone's surprise, the plane landed without a hitch on a runway in L.A. Frank had deamed appropriate for landing. They each got out of their seats in silence, Claire holding tightly onto Kate's hand, until she asked softly, "Do you rember when you first knew you were pregnant?"

Claire tilted her head at the question, nodded, and replied, "Of course. The pregnancy test I bought came out positive and I told Thomas later that day...but honestly, I think I even knew before that. It was just this feeling I had...the test just confirmed it."

Kate's eyes widened at the woman's humanity and honesty on the subject. She knew Claire was never crazy - just confused.

"Why do you ask?" She questioned with a knowing look planted on her face.

Kate let her eyelids fall closed briefly as she rasped out, "I think I'm pregnant."